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Brazillian Percussion Manual
Daniel Sabanovich
Daniel Sabanovich
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 The samba is an Afro-Brazilian couple-dance and popular musical form. Originally "samba" was a generic term designating, along with batuque, the choreography of certain circle-dances imported to America from Angola and the Congo. "Samba" comes from the African word "semba, which means belly-dance. Singing always accompanies the dancing. The meter of a samba is binary, and samba melodies and accompaniments are highly syncopated. The samba is basically a dance form, and for quite some time a distinctive activity engaged in by everyone in Brazil. It is simply a part of the Brazilian culture. "Carnival Samba" is the most internationally known form of the samba. The Carnival in Brazil is a major event each year. The major force of the Carnival is the samba, performed by the Escola de Samba (school of samba). The full title is Gremio Recreativo Escola De Samba (recreational club samba school) and the abbreviated G.R.E.S. appears before each school's name: for example, G.R.E.S. Beija-Flor. The term "school" refers to individual neighborhoods ( social clubs) which put together samba groups, each called a bloco. They consist of a percussion section averaging from 100 to 300 players. Try to imagine several hundred percussionists ( or more) relentlessly playing the samba rhythms described in this study. There's no rhythm in the world like the beat of that carnival samba in Rio. The ethnic music curriculum has become an integral part of many schools and universities throughout the United States. This manual is intended for the percussionist who, while familiar with traditional (European) percussion instruments and techniques, may not be acquainted with Brazilian percussion instruments, rhythms, techniques and history. An authentic performance of Escola de Samba is not possible without a full understanding and instrumental guideof the instrumensts and rhythms. It is hoped that the recepientof this knowledge will continue the true Brazilian tradition by passing the information on to others. The notated patterns contained in this study are standard patterns typical of all Escolas de Samba in Brazil. All photographic examples are of the author with his collection of authentic Brazilian percussion instruments. The Author Daniel Sabanovich |